deployment survival

A story of the struggles of a military spouse during deployment and finding the grace to persevere.

When we were first married, I remember feeling like the
military was our path. We talked about it for a while and with my husband
coming from a military family where his dad and uncle were Marines, we felt
like it was the obvious choice. My husband wanted to go to medical school and
we thought that was the way for us to go. After chatting with them about
different options, my husband didn’t feel like that was the right time so we
went on with our normal lives.

Fast forward a couple of years. We had been married for just over 5 years. We had our first child and we had just bought our first home. My husband had graduated from college and our career paths had changed a few times. He was working really hard for our family but never seemed content with what he was doing. I remember getting the super strong feeling that we needed to start thinking about the military again and he agreed.

Insight on deployment survival from a military spouse who has experienced several deployment separationswith kids.

I’ll never forget the Summer of 2012. My husband signed his life to the Army and within a month we also found out I was pregnant. As my belly grew the time for Basic Training and AIT drew closer and I wondered if he’d be home in time for our daughter’s birth. I can happily say it all worked out, but 5½ months apart while pregnant was no walk in the park!

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Hi There! I'm so glad you're here! I’m Jill, a military spouse of 10 years and the mom of two very active boys. I run Military With Kids as a resource and community for military parents as we all experience the ups and downs of being a military family. I look forward to sharing this space with YOU! xo Jill